The first ingredient in this food is a named meat source. Unfortunately, the next ingredient is corn. That is a low quality grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and commonly causes allergy problems.

Brewers rice is the third ingredient in the food. It is a low quality grain and by-product.

While this food is not aimed at large breed dogs, it remains a concern to see chicken fat as the third ingredient. Research at Purdue University has identified a fat in the top four ingredients of a dry dog food as a factor that increases the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.

Beet pulp is another controversial ingredient – it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food especially so high on the ingredient list. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

We appreciate the use of whole eggs, but note the inclusion of yeast culture. This is certainly not a food we would recommend be fed to any animal that suffered allergies or yeast infections.